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Council opposes Ford's bike lane busting bill, renoviction rules coming, Don Trail problems
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for November 18 to 22, featuring school vaccination rate stats, council decisions on renovictions and provincial overreach, mental health claims at city hall and more
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How Don Valley West was won, Mayor fights Ford, Council funds FIFA, police review use of force
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for November 11 through 15, featuring a preview of the November 2024 Council meeting, firearm stats from the police board, disappearing former councillors and more
on Wed, 3PM
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How many people commute by bike in Toronto? More than Doug Ford thinks
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City Hall Watcher #305: Premier Doug Ford says just 1% of people in Toronto ride a bike — in some neighbourhoods, the percentage is more than ten times higher
on Mon, 9PM
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Election stressing you out? Try the soothing sounds of Lobbyist Watch
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City Hall Watcher #304: Lobbyist Watch looks at the aftermath of an island airport debate, some hotel tax lobbying, recycled chopsticks and more
on Nov 4
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The slow process to snap streetcar door speedsters
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City Hall Watcher #303: The long wait for camera enforcement on streetcars, the planning department gazes into the mirror, and the high cost of homelessness, charted
on Oct 28
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Doug Ford says he wants data on bike lanes — the good news is we've got lots
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City Hall Watcher #302: Does anyone use Toronto's bike lanes? Do they cause apocalyptic traffic? Can you ride a bike in Toronto's arctic winters? Here's what the data says
on Oct 21
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After some turbulence, Council lands on airport compromise
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City Hall Watcher #301: Your complete recap of the October 2024 meeting of Toronto City Council
on Oct 18
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Ford blocks bike lanes, glossy plans for the economy and culture, water meters break bad
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The week at Toronto City Hall for October 21 to 25, featuring broken water meters, glossy plans for culture and the economy, dangerous dog numbers and more
on Oct 18
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Three hundred issues, more lobbyists
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City Hall Watcher #300: Celebrate a milestone at City Hall Watcher with LOBBYIST WATCH, featuring island airport lobbying, rental incentives, traffic tech and more. Plus: a Council preview
on Oct 8
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Constructive feedback on Toronto's construction
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City Hall Watcher #299: OPEN DATA CHALLENGE looks at when Toronto's construction contracts are awarded — and to who. Plus: staff back island airport runway extension and fun with police budget numbers
on Sep 30
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Doug Ford has a tunnel vision, TTC cuts the wifi, City Hall posts surplus
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for September 30 to October 4, featuring a city finance update, a plan to fix the vacant home tax, and more
on Sep 27
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Let's take a drive through a very congested City Hall calendar
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City Hall Watcher #298: A very busy week sees a jam-packed issue, with notes on a traffic congestion strategy, new subway trains, fare evasion, and a very big beanstalk
on Sep 24
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A pedestrian surge on the waterfront
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City Hall Watcher #297: INTERSECTION INSPECTION returns with a look at Queens Quay & Spadina. Plus: flooding, garbage contracts, truck side guards and pizza pies
on Sep 16
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City Hall's looming renoviction decision — and the brewing police budget battle sequel
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City Hall Watcher #296: Contributor Laura Anonen makes case for quick action on renovictions, and a look at Toronto police staffing scenarios
on Sep 9
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Dead animal pick-up, the beginnings of the police budget, and the value of old buildings
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for September 9 to 13, featuring notes on the police board, 311 response times, security guards, and the past — and future — of Exhibition Place
on Sep 7
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Live Nation lobbyists play the hits at City Hall
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City Hall Watcher #295: LOBBYIST WATCH for August 2024, featuring live events, temporary ferries, and a post-cube house future
on Sep 7
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Trash bin inspectors, Rogue RVs and additional avenues
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for September 2 to 6, featuring a quick Council meeting, a crackdown on RVs taking up on-street parking spaces, and trashy tales of better bins
on Aug 30
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Toronto City Hall's Committee of Adjustment could use some adjustment
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City Hall Watcher #294: Historian Hana Suckstorff explores the mysteries of the Committee of Adjustment. What's it for? What does it adjust? And do the things that it adjusts actually need adjusting?
on Aug 26
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Railing against the rail path, and City Hall's island airport debate prepares for takeoff
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for the week of August 19 to 23, plus a look at headlines about the West Toronto Rail Path, the AMO Conference, the Island Airport & more
on Aug 16
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The 2024 Council Power Rankings
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City Hall Watcher #292: Time to stir the pot — it's CHW's annual list of influence at Toronto City Hall, with new data on Council attendance and the success rate of motion movers
on Aug 13
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Lobbyists fight taxes and uplift the airport
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City Hall Watcher #291: Lobbyist Watch for July 2024, featuring some familiar faces, a lot of island airport lobbying, and a fight on Steeles
on Aug 8
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Council scorecard goes for gold
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City Hall Watcher #290: Who owns the podium in the summer update to the Council Scorecard? Plus: the first-ever categorized Council Scorecard
on Jul 30
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Council speeds on the Gardiner, sails on electric ferries and weathers the storm
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 29 through August 2, plus a complete recap of the July 2024 Council meeting
on Jul 27
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Sun's out, Council's in — and ready to debate the Gardiner, the Science Centre, and rats
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City Hall Watcher #289: Your full preview of Council's July 2024 meeting, plus a look at some by-election stats as the race in Ward 15 begins
on Jul 24
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Executive Committee Executive Summary
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City Hall Watcher #288: Mayor Olivia Chow's Executive Committee has one last ride before the summer break
on Jul 16
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Lobbying leads to by-election reunion
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City Hall Watcher #287: LOBBYIST WATCH for June 2024 featuring EV charging advertisements, a by-election reunion, and the thrilling end of the Virtue/Rielly house-painting saga
on Jul 9
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A wooden building, a Quayside proposal, a solo city and a troubling office market report
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 8-12, also featuring notes on single-stair egress, a rat-fighting effort, and Scarborough speed bumps. Also: One Bloor street's lane closures, charted
on Jul 5
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They blinded us with the Science Centre
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City Hall Watcher #286: Your Council recap for June 2024, featuring a TINY SCORECARD about bikes, plus recaps of debates on the Science Centre, some islands, rental housing & more
on Jul 2
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Council backs rentals, fights renovictions, and goes forward with Sankofa
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 1 to 5 featuring a Toronto Islands Master Plan, rising costs at St. Lawrence Market North, an Airbnb audit and more
on Jun 28
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Olivia Chow's opposition rises in the west
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City Hall Watcher #284: A Council Scorecard update shows precipitous declines for two west-side councillors, plus a preview of this week's Executive Committee meeting
on Jun 25
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City Hall Watcher #285: A full preview of this week's Council meeting, featuring debates on rental housing, Sankofa Square, cycling & more. Plus: land transfer revenue for 2024, charted
on Jun 25
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for June 10-14, featuring a new report on building lots of rental housing, safety changes for Avenue Road and a literal Backbone Slide
on Jun 21
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Beyond EHON — what's next for Toronto housing policy, and ending exclusionary zoning
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City Hall Watcher #283: Guest Damien Moule on what's left on the housing reform to-do list at Toronto City Hall
on Jun 10
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Lobbying is a Virtue (and a Morgan Rielly)
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City Hall Watcher #282: LOBBYIST WATCH for May 2024, featuring a figure skater, a hockey player and a half-white wall on a heritage home. Plus: Cisco connections, and the return of Ana Bailão
on Jun 3
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Council allows density, bans e-scooters and fights Ford
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City Hall Watcher #281: Your complete recap of the May 2024 meeting of Toronto Council, with votes on dense housing, e-scooter bans, Eglinton bike lanes and more
on May 27
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Toronto City Hall embraces its density
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for May 27-31, featuring a bike plan facing backlash, a new income-sharing agreement for TPA, and a tree-killing chart
on May 24
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A weekly newsletter about Toronto City Council by Matt Elliott. Click to read City Hall Watcher, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
on May 24
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Paying a minimum for maximum security
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City Hall Watcher #280: Charts of the highest-paid and lowest-paid hourly gigs for the City, a special look at security guard spending and a round-up of news ahead of this week's Council meeting
on May 21
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Toronto Council gets set for major debate about major streets
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for May 20-24, featuring a full preview of the May Council meeting, with debates on housing, e-scooters, construction and more
on May 17
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Toronto City Hall's biggest road warriors
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City Hall Watcher #279: What Council expenses tell us about how local politicians get around. Plus: a look at City Hall's biggest self-promoter.
on May 13
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Toronto City Hall keeps on trucking, but should it?
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City Hall Watcher #277: OPEN DATA CHALLENGE returns with a look at City Hall's fleet of vehicles. How many are big pick-up trucks? And is it too many?
on Apr 29
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City Hall Watcher #276: Your complete April 2024 Council meeting recap, featuring big decisions on the vacant home tax, park alcohol, blue bins, parking tickets and rent gaps.
on Apr 22
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Blue bins get sold, more parks get beer, and the vacant home tax gets fixed — maybe
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for April 22 to 26, 2024, featuring a mini recap of an April Council meeting, plus tiny cars go to the Ex.
on Apr 19
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Vacant tax crowds Council's agenda
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The week at Toronto City Hall for April 15 to 19, featuring a Council meeting with so very many items about the vacant home tax, plus Airbnb regulations, parking tickets, booze in parks and more.
on Apr 17
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City Hall Watcher #274: ...and don't it feel, well, okay, I guess. City Hall Watcher celebrates eclipse day with our annual look at the Sunshine List for the City of Toronto and its agencies
on Apr 8
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City Hall's lobbyists spring forward
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City Hall Watcher #273: Lobbyist Watch for March 2024, featuring labour unions, Chinese drones, former councillors, Therme's water works and more!
on Apr 2
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Bye-bye parking, hello housing?
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City Hall Watcher #272: A look at Council's decisions on FIFA, parking-versus-housing, parking ticket hikes, and more, plus a look at where donations came from in last fall's Scarborough by-election
on Mar 25
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Booze in parks didn't bring about the apocalypse — what's next?
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The week at Toronto City Hall for March 25 to 29, featuring parking authority woes, drinking in parks success, the end of City Hall's recycling program and more
on Mar 22
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Toronto's next chief planner will need a plan
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City Hall Watcher #271: A look at ten years of planning division budgets, and service levels, as the hunt for Toronto's next top planner continues
on Mar 18
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The 411 on the 311: what was broken in Toronto in 2023
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The Week at Toronto City Hall for March 18 through 22 featuring a look at 311 data from 2023 showing lots of animal and pothole complaints, plus a preview of the March Council meeting
on Mar 15